Innovation, Science Education, and the Enhancement of Americans’ Quality of Life

At this event, the Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan, the 15th director of the National Science Foundation, will share insights from his career and work fostering policies that promote innovation to solve the grand challenges facing today’s society, bringing together science, technology and innovation to solve important national or global problems. A leader in science, engineering and education with more than three decades of experience in both higher education and government, Panchanathan has designed and built knowledge enterprises to advance research innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, global development and economic growth. Ambassador David M. Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute, and Rice professor John S. Hutchinson will deliver welcome remarks.

This event is organized as part of the activities celebrating the inauguration of President Reginald DesRoches, the eighth president of Rice University. In addition to the lecture by Panchanathan, guests are invited to attend presentations by Rice University Provost Amy Dittmar and Ramamoorthy Ramesh, vice president for research at Rice, which will begin at 1:00 pm.

Panchanathan’s lecture is part of the Civic Scientist Lecture Series, sponsored by the Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program with generous support from Benjamin and Winifer Cheng. Additional support is provided by Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Wiess School of Natural Sciences.

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This event is free, but registration is required: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/event/innovation-science-education-and-enhancement-americans-quality-life.

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